Three Republican attorneys general subpoenaed Dr. Anthony Fauci as part of a joint investigation into how he handled the COVID pandemic. 

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier, West Virginia Attorney General John McCuskey, and Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill issued the subpoena. 

The investigation is focused on awards, professional opportunities, financial incentives, grants and COVID-19 guidance that impacted Florida businesses and consumers, according to an announcement from Uthmeier's office. 

"Government officials have a certain level of immunity in their official capacities, but if Fauci personally profited off of the ‘guidance’ he issued, that very well could have broken Florida law," Uthmeier said in the statement. 

The subpoena is informed by the "diary" that Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., released last month. The documents show that substantial awards were given, including an approximately $900,000 Dan David Foundation prize, a NIAID research grant to the University of Florida Scripps Biomedical Research program, offers of named professorships and book deals, board positions, private foundation partnerships, and other professional and financial opportunities concurrent with his federal role and public recommendations impacting Florida.

The subpoena demands documents related to those awards be produced.